TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of April 13, 2024

1.Dan is older than Carly and April, who is two years younger than Walker. Manuel is older than Walker and Carly. The sum of the ages of the youngest and the oldest is six, and no two are the same age. Which two are the youngest?

• Walker and Dan
• April and Carly
• Manuel and April
• April and Walker
• Walker and Carly

2.This vehicle helped to settle the West...

• Snowmobile
• Conestoga
• Chariot
• SUV
• Packard

3.Which major river is formed in Pittsburgh?

• The Columbia
• The Mississippi
• The Nile
• The Ohio
• The Potomac

4.Which is not a good way to prevent illness?

• wiping off a shared cup with your hand
• washing dishes in a dishwasher
• throwing away used tissues
• washing hands with warm water and soap
• covering sneezes with a tissue

5.If you had 12 pairs of socks in your drawer and three of the socks got lost in the laundry, what fraction would you have left?

• 3/4
• 9/12
• 11/12
• 1/4
• 7/8

6.Who has the longest trip home after the Boston Marathon?

• Someone who lives in the Sunshine State
• Someone who lives near the Space Needle
• Someone whose state makes him a Nutmegger
• Someone who lives along Old Man River
• Someone who might be known as a Cheesehead

7.Which tells you how well a sunscreen will work?

• AAA
• AVA
• SPF
• FTSB
• USB

8.Which was invented first?

• postage stamp
• telephone
• cell phone
• satellite
• telegraph

9.The tallest mountains in the United States are in this state.

• Hawaii
• Washington
• Montana
• California
• Alaska

10.An artistic creation with many objects hanging from a moving wire frame is called a:

• hanger
• mobile
• flipper
• stringer
• wheel

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